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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14
UNIvERsALIsM IN OTHER CHURCHES.

1t is, L think, about twenty years
since L had an account given me of a
man firm in the Uniyersalist faith, in
vited to join one of the partialist sects,
and then received with declarations on
his part, that in faith he was Univers-
alist. I have received from members
of two other churches the declaration
of assent to the doctrine of the final,
universal triumph of good over evil. 1
have conversed with a minister of a
popular sect, who told me that during
his pastorate in the city of his resi-
dence, he had written no less than two
hundred sermons, and he did not think
he had written one that DR.. Chaplin
would not endorse
But, 1 wish to introduce, without the
name of the writer, an extract from
letter that recently received from a
minister, in church, the leaders of
which sometimes take pains to show
that they are far removed from Uni
versalism. 1 may premise, that more
than forty years ago knew this min
lister when boy; was acquainted with
his father, Presbyterian, and the fam
lily. This winter letters have passed
between us. He seems to occupy an
independent position, as does DR.. Thorn
as, of Chicago, though his location is in
small city. He had collegiate edu-
cation was at one time professor in
a college. 1 sent him my lecture from
the words of Ingersoll. That, with my
accompanying letter, produced the re-
ply from which L make extracts. He
writes 81 give your article, Help for
''the Living; Hope for the Dead a most
hearty endorsement. have long since
abandoned the idea, if indeed, ever
"held it, that the Lord makes mistakes
''or failures. l have no faith in the
doctrine of eternal punishment, or
"eternal failure on the Lords part to
''give happiness to all the human fam
''ily. 1 believe that the Lord rules
"heayen, earth and hell, and that he
''rules all. Any human being dying
sin infancy is saved all admit this.
''There is a time, therefore, in every
tones history, when, if dying, he might
''go to heaven. Would an infinitely
glowing, wise and powerful God permit
shin to live beyond that period if he
''knew that he would land in an eternal
shell ?'
L quote his words, not because there
is anything new in them, for others of
us have come to the same conclusion by
a similar process. But it was peculiarly
gratifying to me to receive such a re-
sponse. In his letter, he writes of his
labors and prospects, his faith in God
and in divine revelation. He cannot
keep his great faith, hope and love to
himself. He refers to Ingers0ll kindly.
His whole letter is interesting.
ii. N. STRONG.
Lancaster, Wis.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

in this way that men know that they
are the authors of their own acts.
They resolve to perform an act, and it
is performed. 1t is thus know God
answers prayer. I ask him to help me
and help comes to comfort me, and
am comforted.
How does a man know he builds a
house He determines and wills to do
it, and it is done. How do know the
teacher taught my child l asked him
to do it, and the child is taught. So
we know that God answers prayer just
as we know that our friends do for us
what we ask them to do. We do not
see the spiritual person that answers in
either case. Our knowledge here is
just as reliable as in any business ex-
perience that we have. This being so
our experience of the efficacy of prayer
is just as reliable as our scientific expe-
rience. This experience rests upon the
testimony Of our own consciousness,
and to doubt its truth is to make knowl-
edge impossible. We cannot consist
emily receive the facts of science, and
reject the facts Of religion, both being
experimental. 1t is urged that prayer
changes man, but does not change God.
We do not contend that prayer changes
Gods character, nature, or attributes,
but only his actions toward us. If
prayer changes mans character, it must
change the action of God toward him,
or his government is not suited to the
character of its subjects. The change
in man produced by prayer demands,
and is met by corresponding change
in Gods actions toward him. This is
all that successful prayer demands.
Such change in the acts of the Divine
administration is necessary to adapt it
to the nature, character and wants of
man. This is implied in the nature and
function of Gods moral government
over man, if it is wise, just and good.
A righteous, moral government will
answer for prayer.
Great and good natures respond more
readily than any others to the cry of
weakness, want and pain. 1t is only
the weak and selfish that are impassi-
BILE, and are unmoved by the pleadings
of helplessness, suffering, and sorrow.
God is an emotional being. His nature
is as infinite on its emotional side, as it
is on its intellectual side. He has in
finite love and tenderness-his pity and
compassion are boundless, and such a
nature will not remain unmoved by the
prayers of his suffering children. He
is our infinite Father, and it is natural
for the Father to respond to the petit
tions of his suffering ones who cry to
him for help from the depths of their
sin and sorrow.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

Is it not suggestive that there are three
hard places in science, the origin of mat
ter, the origin of life, and the origin of
man; and that at each of those places
Moses relieves the silence by saying, God
created? Three times only he uses the
word. Each time at the very point where
modern science confesses that without
that word it must come TO a halt, or at
least suspend its theory while waiting for
more light. Science ought to be a real
good friend of Christian thought, for the
latter has helped the former ont Of three
very close places. Why should there not
be an alliance between them?-IRterior.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11
Helping Out the Minister.

A strange chance threw me in com
pany, to-day, 2 Il street corner, with an
oculi~t and auri-t and Il minister, writes
the Chicago Journals ',Sidewalk Stroll
cr." In the course Of the conversation
the ocuIist made curious and instructive
remark about the eyes and cycsight He
said 1T is singular thing that when
a man thinks his eyes are all out of sorts,
and that his eyesight is failing, there is
apt to be nothing the matter with him,
and that when he thinks his eyes are all
right, but that the objects Of sight are
too small or blurred, then his cycsi4ht is
failing. When fellow can tsce as we'll
as he used to, and feels like rubbing and
bathing his eyes, he is not in a very bad
way; but when he complains that the
newspapers are not printed in as large or
as clear type as they were formerly, then
his eyes are failing. The same paradox
exists in the sense of hearing. When
man feels like picking his ears there is
nothing very serious the matter with his
ears; but when he thinks his ears are all
right, and lhat everybody around him
mumbles his words, then he is going
deaf. These remarks caused the minis
tcr's eyes to sparkle somewhat, and he
said, 'What a beautiful illustration.
Come and hear me preach next Sunday,
and 500 how | will 1ICo II I,g,-n 81 ear
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11
Ihe Cork Oak.

The growth of cork-oak j. California
is not a matter of experiment; its sue
cess was demonstrated long ago. The
distribution of cork -acorns by the Patent
Office about twenty-five years ago may
not have accomplished much in other
parts of the country, but it gave us
start, and there are now trees yielding
cork and bearing acorns at number Of
different places in the State. There are
trees growing on Mr.. Richardson's place
at San Gabriel. There were samples of
cork and acorns shown at the Sacramcn-
to Citrus Fair by II. \. Messenger, of
Calavcras County. There are trees Of
similar age in SOnOma, Santa Barbara
and TuIare, and perhaps other counties.
The State University is growing seed
lings from California cork acorns, and
Will be likely to have the tcccs for dis
tribution next year. There is no doubt
about the adaptation of the tree to the
State, as the widely separated places
named above all furnish proper condi-
tions for its growth. 1t is of course a
crop of which one has to wait some time
to gather, and therefore needs patience
in the planter.
All the corkwood of commerce comes
from the Spanish Peninsula, where the
trees abound not only in cultivated
forests but also crow wild on the noun
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11

with bells, and passed it round. The
silver pieces jingled in it, until there
was just cnoughto pay for the childIen's
fare in the wagon which ran once a
week from Philadelphia up the Lehi4h
Valley. They started that very night,
loaded with little gifts and provisions
Tor the journey.
Years passed before John and Maria
were forgiven by the good Moravians
for their freak. They were regarded as
dangerous characters for long tinc,
though, indeed, they had never been so
humble and dutiful at heart as they BE-
came after this terrible adventure.
In process of time they grew up and
were married. John became a mission
airy, but died in a year after their wed
ding. Maria came back, widow now
herself, and took the rooms her mother
had had in the Sister House
She lived there, for nearly half a cen
tury, a calm, orderly, peaceful life, She
never again left the quic. building IN
which her childhood had been passed,
or tried to break its duh monotony.
But when she used to tell Of this, her
one adventure, her eyes would burn and
her chin culver.
She would never hear an evil word
against any of Gods creatures.
81, myself" she would say, ''was
once among the abandoned of the earth,
poor circus players and wild beast
tanners, and they treated me as though
I had been their own child. Gods mark
Of ownership is on all His children
somewhere. "-Youth's Companion,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11
Fish on the Desert.

A most astonishing discovery was
made one day some two weeks ago, on
the desert about ten miles southeast of
Mayhew's halfway house between Flor
ence and Casa Grandc, and three miles
from Mr. J. c. LOss's ranch. Felix May
hew and a Mexican were out hunting
horses when they espied small water
hole some two or three feet in diameter
and quite shallow. Mr.. Mayhcw rode
up to it intending to water his horse,
when he found it alive with fish. lie
left the Mexican at the place and rode
to Loss ranch for a bucket to save them
alive, and when he returned the rapidly
rcccding water had left the fish almost
lrv. Out Of the little hole were taken
four fine carp, one five inches, one ten
inches, one twelve and one thirteen
inches in length, and they are now en-
joying the hospitalities OF Mr.. Mayhcw's
water tank and may be seen by any one
hat passes his station. How the carp
reached the water hole is the great mys-
terv. as no one has noticed sufficient
overflow Of the Santa Cruz to bring
them across sixty miles of desolation,
md vet there is no other way Of account,
ing for their prcseAce in the descrt.-
Florence (Arizl EnterpriSe.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.


hessFs- Ld'>on and "i'l'aNa are 81
WORK upon some device when shAl' reg
'~'eF message coming hy telephone
alaab4c results are expected.
Melodious sounding electric whistles
are 81 novelty. and are said to be taking the
place If electric bells In France. The
whistle is made by fitting small brass
tube with suitable aperturcs SO that II
opens against the spring Of suitably
formed communication
Fxnorinent. Seem - SHOW, that ,
'arae ocean steamer eroina at nineteen
knots an hour, will move over about
two miles after its engines are stopped
and reversed. and no authority gives
less than a mile Or =, mile and half aS
the required space 20 stop its progress.
The violent collisions in some cases dun
ING fog may thus be accounted for.
4 Iondon naner saws that more than
600 600 olaIs evas. are made every wear
in Germany and switzerland and one
French house manufactures 800 600 Of
them annually The nun1 +. made of
colored oIo.. and sometimes red line,
are naiDtad ON ,I.,. ;,,,,.r .,,,r,-o ., s;,,,,,
late the veins Tho lsr,,os, r,,,,hor of
these e.es. oro hou,,h, ~. Ial,orers who.
are exposed TO fire and are consequently
liable TO lose an eve
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11

Curtis has just eighty cents in his
pocket Lobster salad is forty cents q
plate, and hard crabs sixty.
Curtis (after scanning the bill Of fare
with monumental relief: I'm 50 sor&y.
I wanted you to try a Maryland crab,
but they're not on the bill
Miss Fortune (>wectlyJ: On do in
quire for them. I saw hamper Of
them being unIoaded just as we came in
the door lid Bits
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11

Deralc venture DctOTc, anu tIcItloIC
knew none Of the landmarks. They
dared not let Gottfrey know that they
were there until the Journey was over,
or he might abandon them on the road.
WLo knew what wild beasts inhabited
the junglcs of laurel through which
thcv drove!
Noon passed. Gottfrey stopped to
BAT his mules, and to eat a hearty meal
out Of his weIl-packcd basket. The
children had brought no food. They
were hearty eaters, who never had
waited 10 minutes for their midday
meal. The smell of Sohner's ham and
cheese melted their hearts. They began
al once to think of the misery of their
mothers, and to shed tears Of remorse.
need not dwell on their sufTerIngs,
which were real enough before the jour
hey was over.
Gottfrey drove down to Philadelphia
Tie trip occupied two days and two
yhts The children did not discover
doned outweighed all their other fears,
Gottfrey stopped over night at road
sjic inns, leaving the wagon in the yard,
al I'll John clambered down, when all was
,ttn, and found some turnips in a
uEighboring field which kept the little
wanderers from actual starvation.
On the morning of the third day,
Gottfrey started long before light, and
at dawn drove into a wide enclosure IN
which were great houses made Of e..
The end had come, Now they could
show themselves. He would be angry,
perhaps. But he would not leave them!
lie would take them home.
He embarrassed the mules and led
hem away, as they supposed to feed
them. Then he would return to unload
be corn, and would find them.
When he reached the gate, they saw
lin stop and parley for some time with
a couple of men; then mounting one of
the mules he rode away.
The children waited, afraid to speak
lest the men in the field should discover
them. Maria began to sob. She was
weak from long fasting. and for the first
time in her life she was untidy and un-
washed. The neat little Noravian
lOathed herself.
Look here" cried John, peeping out
through the sacks. Out of one of the
tents came a man stripcd from head to
foot like zebra. another in purple vel
vet and spangIcs, and fairy with fut-
tering gauzo wings Maria had never
heard of fairies. She had never heard
or read of anything which could explain
these monsters.
\ minute later, man carrying great
basket of raw beef went into one of the
tents, and there came from the inside
furious growls, yelps, and last, the roar
ol a hon.
John red tace turned toa pasty color
ne SNooA as II the beasts hod hlm IN
'heT jaws and opening his mouth
uttered shrllI shneks. Maria, without
"ord' got up and catching him by the
SnouI'er ora@Sc" A'm down from the
wagon, towards the gate 1t was then
'l"S siIe SHOVE" 'llaI tnere was good
-, ~ ~
ii"9''' Sile 9"i''' come OUT oI
'll7' AN going nome
j
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11

up IL Il queer way, tiucTcuJ from any
American girl, though she was an Ameri-
t~l.
Among the mountains in Pennsylvania
there are two or three ancient German
towns, founded long before the Revolu-
tion, by the Noravians The huge, mas
sive stone buildings stand stiII-and are
likely to stand for centuries-in which
the early communities dwelt together
yet separate. There are the Brother and
Sister Houses, and the Gemein, or Com
mon House These are occupied now
by the widows of Noravian missionaries
with their children.
There is a deadly quiet and chilly
cleanliness about these great dwellings.
Each little suite of family rooms opens
out into wide stone corridors, in which
no speck OF dust is allowed to remain
\ fly would hardly dare to enter the
order and silence
My Aunt Maria was the only daughter
Of one Of these widows. She had never
known any other home than the huge
Sister House, where life went on like Il
clock that moved without ticking.
She rose at dawn, and helped her
mother put their three neat rooms into
still more perfect order. Then she ate
her breakfast, and was washed for the
second time; her faxen hair was plated
ho}iol and tiod with . how Of brown
,l3,u,,. +lon h,o,-. :, hoaa +ho =.
,,..,r., I;,+Io ,,a;ao, ,,.oaa ooro-. J.
,..n.n o,adrsnaIo ro the scbooI VIII J..
I'll tho cbirdron Of tba church WI.
r.ri.,h+ 1yarn school WAS over she ST
with her knittina by her mothers siA
She never had ycnturod into the ontt
street aIono
On raro occas;ons fine cI,i1dror !, 4 o
Community houses nlavc5 1ide-and-slaL
~~.+,irs which r.n nodor the rl[f
around fha three si,Ios Of the ol n
son.ro These nroa.odinos bowcJ p
were usually reaarled as di.orderIv bv
the Grave widows
n,r Maria had one advont,,ro in t.
life which rose ont or Il Sc the noab If
Tenoritro does ont If tbo flat ocean
around if When she vas fen wears old
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I..I,.l,,-,n ltnau. ,r,r;a har.oIf Ioos+ of
oil + NAV have crown ont Of tomro-
-... ;nsa,,;t,, .+ba roact;on from the Ic,o
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sacks. and there lie safely until the end
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11
THEY RAN AWAY.

GY REHECCA HARDING DAVIS.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

ST. PAuL's CuuRcu "a. NJ. E)-Iackson
and Second streets. ReY. Is W. Roberts,
pastor sunday school at $50 a IN. Prof
A }, Moore, superintendent Choir prao-
7'S0p. m. by the pastor. Text 81 was glad
when they said unto NE: let us go into the
house of the Lord" All are invited, special
preparations made for visitors
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

j IL Millicau, Austin; w j Hines, San
Antonio; Jno j knight, Louisiana,
Mo; Il l. Anstead, New York; Chas
Gordon, Dick Burner, e w Wallace,
Harry Burt Il Brownwell, Doris Show,
Geo ii Anhuef, New York; L L
Parsons, Chicago; Felix Smith, Texas;
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

This powder never varies. nsrWEo More ~
STRENGTH and wholesomenes a esnDeJ
omioal tn an the ordinary kinds. sir, an Of ~
sold In competition with the mun.nhs,e lyl
test, short. weight alum or pnw9.g BAEpt
ders Sold onJy In cans. kO I Yorf.
POWDER co. is Wall St. Ne" w.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

The people of Waco and vicinity
will be kept posted as to the time OF
the opening OF the New Drug Store.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

We offer this week five hundred
ladies cloth newmarkets "a specisl
ioU below manufacturers cost. La~
dies corhscrew ncwmarkets, fur coils
lar and cuffs at $3.50 each. Black
Berlin twilIed newmsrkets, tailor
made ut 81 each. Coiored, striped
and plaid cashmere newmarkets at
$3.50 each. Heavy quality plaid new
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27
IeAae.

Boys, smack your lips at the White
Elephant.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

when he -mel Maddcus' Mosquito
Mixture. WILLIS ~ Co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

Artist students viii lind ~ the
LIoN EEUD STORE u very Jun and
complete Enc OF everything they
nop1
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-27

The Avenue for } our rigs,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-19
ROYAL GlUTTONS.

Historical Personages Who Ate Them.
selves Into an Untimely Grave.
If one eats heartily and does not take
it out in strong physical exertion, the
ills to which flesh is heir break out and
have it all their own way. Royal flesh
is within the common law, just the
same as the flesh of servants, who,
when they rise from the misery Of
their paternal homes to good situa.
tons, think they can never eat enough
meat and so get knocked over. EN-.
peror Charles V. did a prodigious
amount of brain work, and his physical
activity was very great; for he was al
ways travelling (chiefly on horseback,
until he had to go in litters) from one
part of his dominions to another. He
also stood much knocking about at
sea in the banks and galleys of his
time; yet he ate himself into premature
old age and an untimely grave. Louis
Quatorze, one of the heaviest eaters OF
his time, was morose and unamus-
able old man when he married the
widow Scarron. He lived, l grant,
a quaater of a century after that
event; but, as Dangeau said, if the man
was always ailing, the King was never
ill. Louis went bravely through every
function. He understood well that a
monarch's duty is to parade himself, to
keep well in view, to be brilliantly sur
rounded, and SO he conquered his all
ments and the laziness bred of over.
eating. The beautiful Elizabeth OF
France, consort of Philip H., took
refuge from the solemn tedium of her
husbands court in the frequent graft.
fication of her palate. There are bundles
of letters in the Simancas records from
Catherine de Medicis on the evils which
were to be apprehended from over
indulgence in the pleasures of the table
and abstention from rude exercise.
Catherine herself had a renowned chef,
who taught the French the culinary
art, in which they have since exceled;
but she was not a heavy eater, and gen.
orally, as she told her queenly daugh-
ter, rose from the table with an appe-
tite.-Paris Cor. London Truth.